When Kevin·Z's mother knew that her daughter had to put on makeup before going out to class and self-study every day, she felt very puzzled: "Is it necessary for you to do this?"

Kevin·Z, a graduate student of a well-known 985 University in Beijing, explained that many people think that the main purpose of makeup is just to make their appearance more beautiful. "But for some girls, makeup is not only for the beauty of appearance, it is also a way to let their' ritual sense' enter the learning state."

"Ritual sense" is a hot word on the Internet recently. The reporter found through online search that there are as many as 6.55 million related web pages. According to the definition of many networks, "sense of ceremony" should be interpreted as "adding some unnecessary actions that consume time, energy and money to express importance".

The most exaggerated experience of Kevin·Z's "sense of ceremony" was the months he was preparing for the postgraduate entrance examination.

"At that time, when the library opened at 8 o'clock every day, I went in to study. I usually get up at 7: 20. In addition to washing my hair normally, I have to wet my hair and take care of it, then put on foundation and go out to the library with breakfast. " Kevin·Z told China Youth Daily and Zhongqing Online reporter.

After the "army" entered the library, Kevin·Z quickly found his place and put down his books. Then he took out a cosmetic bag, rushed into the bathroom and spent more than ten minutes doing his eyebrows and applying lipstick.

"Only by putting on makeup can you persist in studying in the library all day long, otherwise you will always feel that you are not good-looking and want to go back to the dormitory." Kevin·Z believes that the 20-minute ceremony every day has made a great contribution to her postgraduate entrance examination, and it is also one of the important "cheats" for her to be admitted to a prestigious school.

Zhang Yu, a sophomore also from Beijing, thinks that when she wants to do something important, she will put on makeup first. She thinks that the process of makeup is like a ritual to calm people down. In this process, they can gradually enter the state of work and study.

Strange "ceremony", just for better study?

Speaking of the "courtesy" of learning, the habit of college students can be described as: nothing can be achieved without thinking.

Pick up a cup of hot water, put it on the right hand side of the desk, and then put the pencil box in front ... Yang Kai began a day of study. He said: "Almost every time I start studying, I will put away my cup and pencil box. If you don't do this one day, you will feel less practical when you study. "

In Yang Kai's view, learning itself is a matter full of ritual. "The process of sorting out what I need according to my own habits before studying will make me adjust my mentality and stabilize my mood-learning is a task that needs to be taken seriously."

In addition to arranging their belongings according to certain rules, for some college students, they can only study in cafes.

Zhou, a sophomore at China University of Mining and Technology, told China Youth Daily and Zhongqing Online reporter that although the school has a library and a study room for self-study, he prefers to study in a coffee shop near the school. "The library and study room are too quiet, and there are some problems in learning, so there is no way to consult and communicate in time. Moreover, the study space in libraries and study rooms is limited, so it is difficult to occupy seats at night, so you don't have to worry about this problem in cafes. "

Zhou prefers to study in a coffee shop because of a "feeling": whenever he goes to study in a coffee shop, he usually washes his hair and finds a better-looking and cleaner dress-this preparation method is the standard for him to study in a coffee shop every time. "I will be more focused and energetic when I study, and I will not think about it."

For Fallon, a sophomore at Beijing Foreign Studies University, listening to music has become a habit since the second day of junior high school. For him, learning while listening to songs has become a deep-rooted learning "ceremony". Although sometimes listening to music will have a certain impact on learning, "it is because of these music that I can sit still and be happier when reviewing."

Behind the "sense of ceremony" is the escape from learning?

Learning is a simple matter, but why does learning become so complicated in the lives of some college students?

"This may be an escape from learning itself! Because I don't want to face learning, I will add some' sense of ritual' to make learning a must. " Kevin·Z said. For example, putting on makeup, going to a coffee shop and changing clothes are all designed to give you no excuse to end your study early.

Zhou will order a cup of coffee every time he goes to a coffee shop to study. For him, learning will be more practical. After buying a cup of coffee, I feel that I have bought the study time in the coffee shop this day, and I won't want to do anything else, so I can only consider learning related things.

For Fallon, the "ritual sense" of learning can not only make him "face to face with learning", but also avoid the excuse and interference of interrupting learning.

"If I realize that I am influenced by music, I will study with earplugs instead." He said: "I don't like the sound of others turning pages, which will make me feel bored." The outside voice is probably like the sound of turning over a paper in a listening test, which will greatly affect my thinking. "

Although he often listens to music to learn, Fallon has always been a master of learning, so his parents have never had any complaints about his "sense of ceremony". In Fallon's view, as long as you can learn, it doesn't matter what strange "rituals" are.